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Homework answers / question archive / Monash University BFW 2104 CHAPTER 11 International Trade and Economic Development Multiple Choice 1)According to traditional trade theory, a developing nation should export the commodity: of its comparative advantage that it can produce relatively more efficiently intensive in the nation's relatively abundant factor all of the above   Which of the following is false with respect to traditional trade theory? it can incorporate changes in factor endowments and technology it leads to the best allocation of resources at any point in time it is a dynamic theory it is based on comparative advantage   According to Nurkse, international trade was an engine of growth for: the regions of recent settlements during the 19th century regions of recent settlements during the 20th century developed nations during the 19th century developed nations during the 20th century   Trade cannot be an engine of growth for today's developing nations because: the income elasticity for many of their exports is less than 1 the development of synthetic substitutes technical advances reduced the raw-material content of many products all of the above   If the prices of a nation's exports and imports both rise, the nation's commodity terms of trade: improve deteriorate remain unchanged any of the above   The nation's commodity terms of trade times the productivity index in its export sector gives the nation's income terms of trade double factoral terms of trade single factoral terms of trade barter terms of trade   When a nation's commodity terms of trade deteriorate and its single factoral terms of trade improve, the nation's welfare: falls rises remains unchanged any of the above Developing nations often experience wildly fluctuating export prices for their primary products because of: inelastic and stable demand and supply elastic and unstable demand and supply inelastic and unstable demand and supply elastic and stable demand and supply   MacBean found that the export instability faced by developing nations was: not very large and did not seriously interfere with development very large and seriously interfered with development very large but did not seriously interfere with development not very large but seriously interfered with development   Supporting the price of a commodity by buying it when its price is low is:   a buffer stock a purchase contract an export control a marketing board   The policy of import substitution was most vigorously followed by: large developing nations during the 1970's large developing nations during the 1960's small developing nations during the 1970's small developing nations during the 1960's   What is the advantage of a policy of import substitution? setting up an industry to replace imports minimizes risk of failure because the market for the product already exists in the nation as evidenced by the nation's imports of the commodity It is easier for developing nations to protect their domestic market against foreign competition than to force developed nations to lower their trade barriers against their manufactured exports foreign firms are induced to establish tariff factories to overcome the tariff wall of developing nations all of the above   Which are is not an advantage of export-oriented industrialization? It overcomes the smallness of the domestic market and allows developing nations to take advantage of economies of scale domestic industries grow accustomed to protection and have an incentive to become more efficient production of manufactured goods for export requires and stimulates efficiency throughout the economy the expansion of manufactured exports is not limited by the size of the domestic market   Those nations that liberalized trade during the past decade grew faster than those that did not grew more slowly than those that did not grew at about the same rate as those that did not any of the above   Which of the following is not part of the demand for a NIEO? the establishment of international commodity agreements preferential access for the manufactured exports of developed nations removal of the agricultural trade barriers in developed nations increasing the yearly flow of foreign aid to developing nations    

Monash University BFW 2104 CHAPTER 11 International Trade and Economic Development Multiple Choice 1)According to traditional trade theory, a developing nation should export the commodity: of its comparative advantage that it can produce relatively more efficiently intensive in the nation's relatively abundant factor all of the above   Which of the following is false with respect to traditional trade theory? it can incorporate changes in factor endowments and technology it leads to the best allocation of resources at any point in time it is a dynamic theory it is based on comparative advantage   According to Nurkse, international trade was an engine of growth for: the regions of recent settlements during the 19th century regions of recent settlements during the 20th century developed nations during the 19th century developed nations during the 20th century   Trade cannot be an engine of growth for today's developing nations because: the income elasticity for many of their exports is less than 1 the development of synthetic substitutes technical advances reduced the raw-material content of many products all of the above   If the prices of a nation's exports and imports both rise, the nation's commodity terms of trade: improve deteriorate remain unchanged any of the above   The nation's commodity terms of trade times the productivity index in its export sector gives the nation's income terms of trade double factoral terms of trade single factoral terms of trade barter terms of trade   When a nation's commodity terms of trade deteriorate and its single factoral terms of trade improve, the nation's welfare: falls rises remains unchanged any of the above Developing nations often experience wildly fluctuating export prices for their primary products because of: inelastic and stable demand and supply elastic and unstable demand and supply inelastic and unstable demand and supply elastic and stable demand and supply   MacBean found that the export instability faced by developing nations was: not very large and did not seriously interfere with development very large and seriously interfered with development very large but did not seriously interfere with development not very large but seriously interfered with development   Supporting the price of a commodity by buying it when its price is low is:   a buffer stock a purchase contract an export control a marketing board   The policy of import substitution was most vigorously followed by: large developing nations during the 1970's large developing nations during the 1960's small developing nations during the 1970's small developing nations during the 1960's   What is the advantage of a policy of import substitution? setting up an industry to replace imports minimizes risk of failure because the market for the product already exists in the nation as evidenced by the nation's imports of the commodity It is easier for developing nations to protect their domestic market against foreign competition than to force developed nations to lower their trade barriers against their manufactured exports foreign firms are induced to establish tariff factories to overcome the tariff wall of developing nations all of the above   Which are is not an advantage of export-oriented industrialization? It overcomes the smallness of the domestic market and allows developing nations to take advantage of economies of scale domestic industries grow accustomed to protection and have an incentive to become more efficient production of manufactured goods for export requires and stimulates efficiency throughout the economy the expansion of manufactured exports is not limited by the size of the domestic market   Those nations that liberalized trade during the past decade grew faster than those that did not grew more slowly than those that did not grew at about the same rate as those that did not any of the above   Which of the following is not part of the demand for a NIEO? the establishment of international commodity agreements preferential access for the manufactured exports of developed nations removal of the agricultural trade barriers in developed nations increasing the yearly flow of foreign aid to developing nations    

Economics

Monash University

BFW 2104

CHAPTER 11 International Trade and Economic Development

Multiple Choice

1)According to traditional trade theory, a developing nation should export the commodity:

    1. of its comparative advantage
    2. that it can produce relatively more efficiently
    3. intensive in the nation's relatively abundant factor
    4. all of the above

 

  1. Which of the following is false with respect to traditional trade theory?
    1. it can incorporate changes in factor endowments and technology
    2. it leads to the best allocation of resources at any point in time
    3. it is a dynamic theory
    4. it is based on comparative advantage

 

  1. According to Nurkse, international trade was an engine of growth for:
    1. the regions of recent settlements during the 19th century
    2. regions of recent settlements during the 20th century
    3. developed nations during the 19th century
    4. developed nations during the 20th century

 

  1. Trade cannot be an engine of growth for today's developing nations because:
    1. the income elasticity for many of their exports is less than 1
    2. the development of synthetic substitutes
    3. technical advances reduced the raw-material content of many products
    4. all of the above

 

  1. If the prices of a nation's exports and imports both rise, the nation's commodity terms of trade:
    1. improve
    2. deteriorate
    3. remain unchanged
    4. any of the above

 

  1. The nation's commodity terms of trade times the productivity index in its export sector gives

the nation's

    1. income terms of trade
    2. double factoral terms of trade
    3. single factoral terms of trade
    4. barter terms of trade

 

  1. When a nation's commodity terms of trade deteriorate and its single factoral terms of trade improve, the nation's welfare:
    1. falls
    2. rises
    3. remains unchanged
    4. any of the above
  2. Developing nations often experience wildly fluctuating export prices for their primary products because of:
    1. inelastic and stable demand and supply
    2. elastic and unstable demand and supply
    3. inelastic and unstable demand and supply
    4. elastic and stable demand and supply

 

  1. MacBean found that the export instability faced by developing nations was:
    1. not very large and did not seriously interfere with development
    2. very large and seriously interfered with development
    3. very large but did not seriously interfere with development
    4. not very large but seriously interfered with development

 

  1. Supporting the price of a commodity by buying it when its price is low is:

 

  1. a buffer stock
  2. a purchase contract
  3. an export control
  4. a marketing board

 

  1. The policy of import substitution was most vigorously followed by:
  1. large developing nations during the 1970's
  2. large developing nations during the 1960's
  3. small developing nations during the 1970's
  4. small developing nations during the 1960's

 

  1. What is the advantage of a policy of import substitution?
  1. setting up an industry to replace imports minimizes risk of failure because the market for the product already exists in the nation as evidenced by the nation's imports of the commodity
  2. It is easier for developing nations to protect their domestic market against foreign competition than to force developed nations to lower their trade barriers against their manufactured exports
  3. foreign firms are induced to establish tariff factories to overcome the tariff wall of developing nations
  4. all of the above

 

  1. Which are is not an advantage of export-oriented industrialization?
  1. It overcomes the smallness of the domestic market and allows developing nations to take advantage of economies of scale
  2. domestic industries grow accustomed to protection and have an incentive to become more efficient
  3. production of manufactured goods for export requires and stimulates efficiency throughout the economy
  4. the expansion of manufactured exports is not limited by the size of the domestic market

 

  1. Those nations that liberalized trade during the past decade
  1. grew faster than those that did not
  2. grew more slowly than those that did not
  3. grew at about the same rate as those that did not
  4. any of the above

 

  1. Which of the following is not part of the demand for a NIEO?
  1. the establishment of international commodity agreements
  2. preferential access for the manufactured exports of developed nations
  3. removal of the agricultural trade barriers in developed nations
  4. increasing the yearly flow of foreign aid to developing nations

 

 

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